Hi,
I'm looking for some advice because I don't see DFS specifically referenced anywhere in the documentation as being a candidate for the SMS procedures.
I have two physical hosts in two separate sites running DFS with their content being replicated back and forth to each other.
- Host A (local, running win 2012 R2); and
- Host B (Remote, running win 2016).
I need to bring Host B back to the local site AND I'm virtualizing it (already have a 2019 host ready to accept the content). Following that, I will likely virtualize Host A using the same methodology.
- Can I use SMS to accomplish this task (instead of moving a physical host) and turn it into a mostly seamless cutover?
- When I've scanned Host B almost everything succeeds with the exception of DFSROOT and print$. DFSRoot basically links to F:\DFSRoots\dfsroot? Do I somehow need to include that (it never succeeds in scanning it)
- Under Migrate Users and groups, it implies that migration like this "may" be possible as it has the option of: "Don't transfer users and groups (required on domain controllers or when seeding DFS Replication"
- Do I select this option? or stick with Rename accounts with the same name, etc..
- The new server I will want to pick up the old hosts name, but not it's IP address since they are in different sites with separate VLANs.
- Are there any steps specific to the DFS that are needed to be completed following a successful transfer of data and a cutover?
Thanks for any insight you might have.
-Darryl
